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[1] Gummi ! Gummi foog ! Wa abge gawiiye, // ya madiinat Sahyuun ! Albase khulgaanki hana l-charaf, ya Madiinat al-Khudus, // al-madiina al-mukhaddasa ! Achaan battaan ma yadkhul foogki al-ma mutahhar wa l-ma taahir.

[2] Hitti al-ajaaj minki wa gummi wa agoodi be heelki, ya Madiinat al-Khudus al-masjuuna ! Wa hilli al-jinziir min ragabatki, ya l-makruuba, // ya Sahyuun al-misil bineeye !

[3] Achaan daahu Allah gaal : «Baaʼooku bala taman laakin yafdooku bala gurus.»

[4] Wa daahu Allah al-Rabb gaal : «Awwal fi Masir, chaʼabi nazalo wa gaʼado wa fi l-akhiir, balad Achuur zalamathum.

[5] Hassaʼ da, nisawwi chunu ? Achaan chaʼabi waddoohum bala taman. Wa da kalaam Allah. Wa l-yahkumu fooghum yiragrugu min al-farah wa daayman yahguru usmi. Wa da kalaam Allah.

[6] Fi chaan da, chaʼabi yaʼarfu usmi fi chaan da, fi l-yoom da yaʼarfu kadar ana bas gaaʼid nihajji leehum wa nuguul : ‹Daahuuni ana.›»

[7] Marhaban be jayyit al-mursaal fi l-jibaal al-yiballikh al-bichaara wa yikhabbir be l-salaam // wa l-kheer wa l-naja. Wa yuguul le Sahyuun : «Ilaahki yahkim !»

[8] Asmaʼe ! Hurraaski yarfaʼo hissuhum wa yiragrugu sawa min al-farah ! Achaan be uyuunhum chaafo Allah mugabbil le madiinat Sahyuun !

[9] Afraho sawa wa ragrugu, ya masaakiin Madiinat al-Khudus al-kharbaane ! Achaan Allah sabbar chaʼabah wa fada Madiinat al-Khudus.

[10] Wa Allah bayyan iidah al-mukhaddasa le kulla l-umam. Wa kulla sukkaan al-ard yichiifu al-naja al-yantiiha Ilaahna !

[11] Siiru ! Siiru ! Amurgu min hinaak, ya intu al-chaayliin muʼiddaat Allah. Amurgu min lubb Baabil wa tahhuru nufuusku wa ma talmaso cheyy nijis !

[12] Fi l-marra di, ma tamurgu be surʼa wa ma tamurgu misil al-muʼarridiin. Achaan Allah bas maachi giddaamku aywa, Ilaah Bani Israaʼiil bas maachi waraaku.

[13] «Daahu abdi yanjah wa yinrafiʼ wa yabga aali wa yalga charaf marra waahid.

[14] Awwal, naas katiiriin anbahato minnah achaan chabahah khayyar bigi cheen lahaddi ma yichaabih insaan wa chaklah ma yichaabih // chakil ibn Adam.

[15] Wa laakin hassaʼ, umam katiiriin yilʼajjabo minnah wa muluuk yaskutu. Achaan yichiifu al-ma hajjoohum beyah wa yanzuru al-ma simʼo beyah.»

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